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aams

English

Noun

aams

  1. plural of aam

Anagrams

  • -sama, AMSA, Maas, Sama, amas, maas, masa

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alms

English

Etymology

From Middle English almes, almesse, ælmesse, from Old English ælmesse, from Proto-West Germanic *alimosina, a borrowing from Vulgar Latin *alemosyna, from Late Latin ele?mosyna, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (ele?mosún?, alms), from ????? (eleé?, I have mercy), from ????? (éleos, mercy). Compare Saterland Frisian Aalmoose (alms), Dutch aalmoes (alms), German Almosen (alms). Doublet of eleemosynary.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /??mz/
  • (US) IPA(key): /?mz/, /?lmz/
  • Rhymes: -??mz
  • Homophone: arms (non-rhotic accents)

Noun

alms (plural alms)

  1. Something given to the poor as charity, such as money, clothing or food.
    She gave $10 weekly to the poor as alms.
    Alms are distributed from the weekly collection for the purpose.
    • c. 1779, Alban Butler, Lives of the Saints
      St. Antoninus never refused an alms which was asked in the name of God.

Derived terms

  • almsgiver
  • almsgiving

Related terms

  • eleemosynary

Descendants

  • Gullah: aa'ms

Translations

Anagrams

  • AMLs, AMSL, LAMs, Lams, MASL, SAML, SLAM, lams, mals, masl, salm, slam

Swedish

Noun

alms

  1. indefinite genitive singular of alm

Anagrams

  • mals, smal

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